Phoenix Tail Bamboo in the Moonlight
Dai folk songs mostly use the pentatonic scale, and sounds other than the pentatonic rarely appear. There are three modal backbone frameworks composed of three-note columns. They are [DoMiSol], the ending sound is Gongyin or Zhengyin; [LaDoMi], the ending sound is Gongyin, Jiaoyin or Yuyin;
[SolDoRe], the ending sound is Shangyin or Zhengyin. There are also some Dai folk songs that use the modal backbone framework of [SolLaDo]. The tragic song, which is called "Shouting Xi Shinghai" in Dai language, is sung by mother and daughter crying relative to each other when a girl gets married. The lyrics express the reluctance between mother and daughter. Religious songs are characterized by a tone close to recitation. In addition, there are hypnotic songs, children's songs, etc. Rap music is sung by one person and accompanied by another person. The accompaniment instruments are 筚 and Xidian. The melody is closely integrated with the language, the rhythm is relatively stable, the music structure is basically the repetition of the passages, and the lyrics often rhyme.